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Development of a DC Microgrid with Decentralized Production and Storage: From the Lab to Field Deployment in Rural Africa

open access: yesEnergies, 2022
The rural electrification of Sub-Saharan Africa and South-East Asia is crucial to end the energy poverty in which around 1 billion people are trapped.
Lucas Richard   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Comprehensive Evaluation of Off-Grid Photovoltaic Experiences in Non-Interconnected Zones of Colombia: Integrating a Sustainable Perspective

open access: yesEnergies, 2023
This research presents the findings of an evaluation of off-grid photovoltaic (PV) systems and their sustainability models in Colombia within the “Evaluation of Isolated Photovoltaic Systems and Their Sustainability Models” project supported by the ...
Andrea A. Eras-Almeida   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comprehensive Low Voltage Microgrid Planning Methodology for Rural Electrification

open access: yesSustainability, 2023
Recently, DC-powered devices such as loads (USB plugs, chargers, LED lighting) and distributed energy resources (solar photovoltaic and battery energy storage) have been increasingly used. Therefore, their connection to the grid requires AC/DC converters,
Kimsrornn Khon   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

New Horizons for Microgrids: From Rural Electrification to Space Applications

open access: yesEnergies, 2023
The microgrid concept has evolved from the humble origins of simple remote electrification applications in rural environments to complex architectures.
A. Micallef, J. Guerrero, J. Vasquez
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Optimization, Design, and Feasibility Analysis of a Grid-Integrated Hybrid AC/DC Microgrid System for Rural Electrification

open access: yesIEEE Access, 2023
Recently, a hybrid microgrid system is playing a vital role to supply sustainable power to remote areas using renewable energy sources. The main motto of this research is to design the optimal hybrid microgrid system by identifying the potentials of ...
N. C. Alluraiah, P. Vijayapriya
semanticscholar   +1 more source

An Optimal Neighborhood Energy Sharing Scheme Applied to Islanded DC Microgrids for Cooperative Rural Electrification

open access: yesIEEE Access, 2023
Remote rural regions without electricity access suffer from energy poverty and reduced opportunities for the population. Microgrid architectures with optimal planning, design, and operation strategies are essential to meet rural inhabitants’ energy ...
Rabia Khan, M. Nasir, Noel N. Schulz
semanticscholar   +1 more source

OVERVIEW OF OFF-GRID RURAL ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAMME IN NIGERIA [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Sustainable Energy, 2023
It is evident that out of the 1.3 billion people worldwide that lack access to electric energy are rural dwellers. Furthermore, the majority of them are living in rural areas of developing countries which are often remote, dispersed populated, and ...
OLADEJI A.S.   +4 more
doaj  

Considering a paradigm shift in rural electrification: biodiesel as renewable energy electrification alternative

open access: yesInternational Journal of Sustainable Energy, 2022
This research was conducted to investigate using biodiesel for rural electrification in a rural community in Ghana. A model electrification system was set up to run on biodiesel to evaluate the technical parameters of the power system and compare it with
Johannex Fefeh Rushman   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A New Electrification Model to End Energy Poverty: An example from a novel rural electrification approach in Madagascar

open access: yesIEEE Electrification Magazine, 2023
Highlighted by the United Nations sustainable Development Goals to ensure universal access to clean, reliable, and modern energy services by 2030, the world is increasingly becoming concerned by energy poverty and its consequences on human development ...
Lucas Richard   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Explaining Fertility Variation in Rural Communities: The Role of Electricity in Ghana

open access: yesEconomies, 2018
We believe the massive rural electrification, which began in 1992, played a significant role in the varying fertility rates across rural Ghana. Rural households with electricity, tend to have fewer children ever born to a woman than households without ...
George Akpandjar   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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